July 30, 2024: We are pleased to announce audition dates and times for our fall show, The Man Who Came to Dinner, by Kaufman and Hart.
The Man Who Came to Dinner, by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, is a classic comedy of the American Theater. We will be staging it as a “live radio show” set in 1939. Actors may carry scripts.
Audition dates: Friday, August 9th at 6 pm and Saturday, August 10th at 1 pm. We do not assign audition times, and prefer to read everyone several times. Auditions will be cold readings from the script, though if you have a monologue you’d like to perform, please bring it. Resumes and headshots are not required. You need only attend one audition session. Callbacks may be scheduled if necessary.
Show Dates: The show will open on October 25th, 2024, and runs through November 10th. We perform Friday evenings at 7 pm, and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. We will begin rehearsing the last week of August. Most roles will need to rehearse only a few times a week until October. But! You must be available for all run-throughs and rehearsals beginning October 7th.
Audition location: Please come to Westview Church, 671o Arapahoe (the corner of Arapahoe & Westview Blvd) in Boulder.
The Play: Sheridan Whiteside, a famously cranky but beloved radio celebrity, slips on the ice after attending dinner at an Ohio home. Forced to recuperate in place with a broken hip, he proceeds to turn that home upside down with the unbridled glee of an egomaniac. The Man Who Came to Dinner is a brilliantly witty comedy. It’s filled with fascinating characters, romantic intrigue, penguins, movie stars, and insults galore.
Characters:
Leads and supporting actors, appearing throughout play:
Sheridan Whiteside (precast), a radio celebrity from NYC
Maggie Cutler, Whiteside’s personal secretary
Miss Preen, nurse assigned to care for Whiteside
Dr. Bradley, local doctor caring for Whiteside
Mr. Ernest W. Stanley, a factory owner in Ohio
Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley (Daisy), his wife
Richard Stanley, young man, son of the Stanleys
June Stanley, daughter of the Stanleys
Harriet Stanley, mysterious sister of Mr. Stanley
John, house servant
Sarah, cook for Stanley household
Bert Jefferson, reporter and owner of the local newspaper
Lorraine Sheldon, movie star and femme fatale
These featured characters are in one scene:
Professor Metz, an expert on cockroaches
Beverly Carlton, a Noel Coward-type character
Banjo, a Harpo Marx type character
Sandy, June’s would-be boyfriend
Mrs. Dexter, friend of Mrs. Stanley
Mrs. McCutcheon, friend of Mrs. Stanley
Westcott, head radio technician
Small spoken roles and walk-ons:
Mr. Baker, prison guard, no lines
Convicts (3), one has one line
Expressmen (2), appear twice, a couple of lines
A Plainclothes Man, one line
Radio Technicians (2), a couple of lines each, active onstage
Deputies (2) no lines
Questions?
please email the director.
